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Build 26200.5710

Build 26200.5710: Windows Insider Dev Channel, July 2025. Richer image descriptions and a fix for app crashes

In short

Dev Channel Insiders get richer image descriptions on AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs, alongside fixes for clipped Notification Center content and crashes in Explorer and some other apps.

Does it affect you? Applies to: Devices enrolled in the Windows Insider Program in the Dev Channel. The new image-description experiences are for Copilot+ PCs with AMD or Intel processors.

Build
26200.5710

This is a test build for people in the Windows Insider Program. Features in it can change, be removed, or never reach regular Windows releases.

What changes

Improvements 3 changes

General

Gradual rollout

For: Windows Insiders experiencing slow or sluggish performance

  • When your PC has been slow or sluggish, logs are collected to help investigate the issue. They are sent to Microsoft through Feedback Hub only when you submit feedback.1
    The logs are stored locally in %systemRoot%\Temp\DiagOutputDir\Whesvc.

Click to Do (Preview)

Gradual rollout

For: Copilot+ PCs

  • A trial change removes the search box from the top bar of Click to Do.2

Lock screen

Gradual rollout

For: Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel

  • Widget suggestions help you discover more lock screen widgets. You can turn the feature on or off in Settings.3
    The toggle is under Settings > Personalization > Lock screen.

New features 3 changes

Click to Do

Gradual rollout
  • An image-description action gives detailed descriptions of images, charts, and graphs on AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs. The descriptions are generated on the device after the required models are set up.4

Narrator

Gradual rollout

For: Blind and low-vision users on AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs

  • Narrator can read richer descriptions of images, charts, and graphs on AMD- and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs. Press Narrator key + Ctrl + D to request a description.5
    The feature describes people, objects, colors, text, and numbers in an image. Required models download the first time you use the feature; their status is available under Settings > Windows Update.

Settings

Gradual rollout

For: Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel

  • A new page shows which third-party apps recently used Windows-provided generative AI models. Its controls are not functional yet and will be enabled in a future flight.6
    The page is under Settings > Privacy & security > Text and image generation.

Fixes 2 changes

Notification Center

Gradual rollout

For: Windows Insiders who enable the Notification Center clock

  • Notification Center content no longer gets clipped when its clock is enabled.7

Other

Gradual rollout

For: Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel

  • An underlying issue that could lead to Explorer and some other apps crashing recently is fixed.8
    The issue involved dbgcore.dll and could lead to explorer.exe and some other apps crashing recently.

Technical details

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Data sheet

Released
2025-07-18
Type
Windows Insider build
VersionBuildChannel
25H2 26200.5710 Dev Channel

Security

No vulnerabilities are listed for this update.

Sources

Updated
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (8)
  1. 1. As part of our commitment to improving Windows performance, logs are now collected when your PC has experienced any slow or sluggish performance. blogs.windows.com
  2. 2. We are trying out a change that removes the search box in the top bar of Click to Do. blogs.windows.com
  3. 3. We’re updating lock screen widgets experience for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel, with widget suggestions to help you easily discover more widgets. blogs.windows.com
  4. 4. We are introducing a new “describe image” action in Click to Do to get detailed descriptions of images, charts and graphs for AMD and Intel®-powered Copilot+ PCs. blogs.windows.com
  5. 5. After beginning the rollout for this feature for Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, we are also now rolling this feature out for AMD and Intel®-powered Copilot+ PCs. blogs.windows.com
  6. 6. The UI is present in this flight today, however the functionality will light up in a upcoming flight. blogs.windows.com
  7. 7. Fixed an issue where if you’d enabled the clock in Notification Center it might result in the Notification Center content getting clipped. blogs.windows.com
  8. 8. Fixed an underlying issue with dbgcore.dll, which could lead to explorer.exe and some other apps crashing recently. blogs.windows.com
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